Cognitive Bias in Forensic Experts: How to Minimize It
The file arrives. 78 documents, 3 interrogation transcripts, the investigative report, photographs, a prior criminal record, 2 press clippings. Someone has already helpfully highlighted…
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The Illusion of Objectivity: How Bias Creeps into Forensic Science Before the Analysis Even Begins
A forensic practitioner's account of the cognitive mechanisms that corrupt expert testimony before the analysis begins: confirmation bias, contextual bias, adversarial bias, the Brandon…